1 adelphogamy | Definition of adelphogamy

adelphogamy

noun
ad·​el·​phog·​a·​my | \ ËŒa-dᵊl-ˈfä-gÉ™-mÄ“\
plural -es

Definition of adelphogamy

1 : polyandry in which brothers have a wife or wives in common
2 zoology : mating of brothers and sisters (as in some ants)
3 : union of mother and daughter cells (as in some yeasts)

First Known Use of adelphogamy

1888, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for adelphogamy

adelpho- + -gamy

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